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The coming two years will be very important for the Italian car brand Ferrari. In late 2025, it will introduce its first all-electric vehicle and while little is known about this model, Ferrari will have to ensure it’s good if it wants to convince its buyers that EVs are the way forward. Ferrari recently created a research center for battery cells with Bologna University and chipmaker NXP Semiconductors.
However the production will always be done through external manufacturers, based on the know-how we hope to acquire through this research center. Benedetto Vigna said: “We cannot afford to take cells as black boxes”.
A prototype car used to develop the Ferrari F12tdf is currently up for bid on Bring a Trail website. The vehicle may run, but it’s only capable of reaching a top speed of 15 mph. Yes, 15 mph. The car up for auction started out as a F12 Berlinetta modified for use as a test mule for an exclusive, track-focused version of the F12 (the tdf means Tour de France). As such, it’s got 6.3-liter V-12, seven-speed dual-clutch automatic that routes power to the rear axle, and limited-slip differential.
Because it’s a prototype, the car lacks some of the refinement one expects from Ferrari. It also features a “Vehicle Not Street Legal” notice affixed to its frame. Two other similar example cars were sold for almost $ 1 million.
Verstappen (Red Bull) won again in Japan at Suzuka F1 GP, after a race characterized by a double starts, after RB's Ricciardo crashed with Williams' Albon and both spun off into heavy impacts with the barriers. Perez (always Red Bull) arrived second and Sainz with his Ferrari took third to maintain his 100 per cent podium-finishing record in 2024.
Charles Leclerc, the other Ferrari driver, finished fourth, thanks to an unconventional one-stop strategy after a poor qualifying had left him eighth on the grid. Norris (McLaren), who started third was overtaken by both the Ferraris. Another disappointing performance by the Mercedes’ cars, with Hamilton struggling because of some understeer problems.
A rare 1982 Ferrari 308 GTSi is up for auction. This car - kind of a Magnum P.I. style fast car - was originally designed by Leonardo Fioravanti, was first shown to substantial acclaim at the 1975 Paris Salon. It was a successor to the Dino, but it wore true Ferrari badges, and this example is powered by the comparatively durable 2.9-liter V-8 with the Bosch K Jetronic fuel injection.
This Ferrari is no trailer queen, with just under 80,000 miles showing on the odometer and it comes with multiple options, including fog lights,16-inch, five-spoke wheels with Continental ExtremeContact Sport tires, and air conditioning.
Given the uncertainty about the future car engines rules, Ferrari seems focused on developing different kinds of engines. The Maranello company just applied for a hybrid car with an inverted internal combustion powerplant fed by hydrogen. While it might seem weird and very creative, there are practical reasons for the unusual idea, and there's another piece of this patent that many are overlooking because of that unconventional engine position.
There would be four tanks, all capable of holding more than 10,000 psi of hydrogen gas, with two spherical tanks flanking each side of the engine. The other two tanks are cylindrical and would sit on top of the engine, with the longer of the two forward of the rear wheels.
There is a stunning 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 which is looking for a new owner to take care of it. The auction will be curated by RM Sotheby’s(the world RM Sotheby’s (leader in collector car auctions) and will be staged next May 31 and June 1 in Toronto, Ontario – Canada. The estimated price is $2,800,000 to $3,400,000. The Ferrari up for auction is a 1967 275 GTB/4 by Scaglietti with chassis and engine no.10427. It is an incredible midnight blue livery with cream leather seats.
What better sophisticated rarity? This Ferrari is a mix of refinement, class, style, luxury, sophistication and sublime charm. The Ferrari 275 GTB/4, heir to the legendary 250 GTO made its debut at the 1966 Paris Auto Show. Pininfarinawas the designer and creator, bringing to life the sinuous and refined lines of this elegant Ferrari body.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz ended Red Bull’s Formula 1 winning streak by winning the Australian Grand Prix in a triumphant return to the circuit only two weeks after his appendicitis surgery. The Spaniard took advantage of Verstappen’s early retirement – his first in two years – due to a fiery mechanical failure. The other Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc finished second, giving a magical 1-2 team performance.
Third place for Norris and his McLaren. Sainz kept first place being able to overtake Verstappen just after few laps and right before the Dutch was forced to retire due to mechanical issues at the braking system. Horrible weekend also for the Mercedes team, with Hamilton forced to retire due to engine failure and Russell who crashed the car on the very last lap.
A group of five of the Italian Ferrari supercar will be auctioned off by RM Sotheby’s in Toronto later this spring. This group of “Big Five” comprehends a 288 GTO, which launched in 1984 and would be followed by the F40 in 1987; an F50 from 1995; a 2002 Enzo, and the a LaFerrari from 2013. You could also bid on all five, but if you want to take the entire quintet home, expect to pay between $18 million and $20 million.
For the single car the offer are expected to be from $ 3 million to $ 5 million. The 2013 LaFerrari has only 2,000 miles on its odometer.
Do you remember that Ferrari stopped taking orders for the 812 in February 2022? This, in turn, means that Ferrari will unleash a replacement in 2024 for the 2025 model year. That successor doesn't have a name yet, although we do know that it's codenamed F167. According to Ferrari experts, the newcomer will be revealed on May 2, 2024. The cited expert understands that Ferrari will take the veil off in Miami rather than Maranello.
The F167 is believed to launch with 838 “cavalli vapore”, which means 838 mechanical horsepower. The front-mid-engine grand tourer doesn't appear to pack any electrical assistance whatsoever. Ferrari's current V12 models aren't hybrid either, with said models coming in the form of the 812, Monza, Daytona SP3, and Purosangue.
South African driver Jody Scheckter won the F1 drivers' championship in 1979 behind the wheel of a Ferrari 312 T4. Now at age 74, he has decided to sell that historic Ferrari along with eleven other cars from his personal collection. The Jody Scheckter Collection will be part of the RM Sotheby’s Monaco auction on May 11. The car is powered by a 3-liter flat-12 engine and competed in nine F1 races during the 1979 season. It won the Belgian, Monaco, and Italian Grands Prix.
This car would be Enzo Ferrari’s last Formula 1 drivers’ world championship-winning car. Enzo Ferrari died in 1988. Scheckter purchased the car from Ferrari in November 1982 and has driven it several times since in historic racing events. The pre-auction estimate for the Ferrari is $5,500,000 to $7,000,000.
This year’s Florida auctions at Amelia Island car show set a new record, notching $183.8 million in total. Ferraris rounded out three of the highest slots at The Amelia, including a 1954 500 Mondial Spider that reached a $3,995,000 bid and a 1972 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spider for $3,635,000 (both at Gooding & Company, the latter well above Hagerty’s condition 1 value of $2.6 million), as well as a 1973 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spider from Broad Arrow that reached $3,305,000.
Also in the mix, a 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder Weissach Roadster sold for $3,525,000 (at Gooding & Company). The single highest bid went to that 121-year-old vehicle, a 1903 Mercedes-Simplex 60 HP Roi des Belges sold at Gooding and Company’s Friday auction for $12,105,000.
Max Verstappen on Red Bull took the win at the Saudi Arabia F1 GP in Jeddah last Saturday but all of the attention was on the 18 year-old Bearman and his seventh place for Ferrari, one day after he was given an unexpected debut. Bearman started from the 11th place from the grid.
The young Bearman arrived in Jeddah expecting to race in Formula 2 and had qualified on pole in the junior series, missing the first two F1 practices, before Ferrari told him Friday morning that he’d be replacing Carlos Sainz, diagnosed with appendicitis and needed to go under surgery immediately. Good news also from the other Ferrari driver, Leclerc. He set the best second time during the qualifying, gaining the podium as third on the race day. Next appointment will be in Australia, in 2 weeks.
The 2024 Amelia Best of Show winners are a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO (Concours de Sport) and a 1947 Delahaye 135MS Narval (Concours d’Elegance). The Amelia, "car culture extravaganza" was held this year from February 29th to March 3rd, in the pristine island located in northeast of Florida. The centerpiece Sunday show, the 29th held here, presented a dazzling array of vehicles considered to be the “best-of-the-best from automotive history.”
Each year, the renowned motoring event attracts over 20,000 auto enthusiasts. During the 4-day experience, crowds descend on Amelia Island for the Sunday Concours d’Elegance show, but to also enjoy an assortment of other exhibitions, auto auctions, and activities held at various venues around this barrier island at the Florida-Georgia border.
Red Bull and Verstappen won the first GP of the 2024 season in Bahrain. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz finished third, not far behind Sergio Perez’s Red Bull who arrived second. The other Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc finished fourth after starting as second, dealing with many issues with the breaking system. Fifth place for Russell and his Mercedes. Seven place, right after Norris and his McLaren, for Hamilton in his last season with Mercedes. Ferrari, despite the problems, showed good potentials.
All the eyes are now on the next race, in less than a week in Jeddah, again on Saturday morning.
A rare and curious example of Ferrari for the British market, now on auction and ready to be a potential huge investment. This is that car. Car and Classic's online auction is offering a rare, UK-delivered, right-hand drive 1973 Ferrari 246 Dino GTS ordered from new by Peter Grant, the manager of the legendary rock group Led Zeppelin. Car and Classic estimates that it will sell around $400,000.
A scarcely seen example of a Ferrari 246 Dino GTS in its own right, due to it being one of only 235 right-hand drive versions sold to the UK market during the period 1972 to 1974. The car is in a well-maintained condition both inside and out, the display indicates 1,007 miles on the odometer.
After the official F1 tests and the evidence Red Bull will be again the team to defeat, it’s finally time to race. Ferrari demonstrated a good sprint performance with work to do to dominate also on distance. The 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix will be on Saturday, March 2nd, at 10 am US east coast time. About an hour and a half later, we should know who won the first Grand Prix of 2024.
It has to do with the start of Ramadan and the rescheduling of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, which is why the opening race takes place on Saturday instead of Sunday. As a result, the race weekend runs from Thursday to Saturday.
Maranello presented the new F1 car, the Ferrari SF-24, with more yellow on the livrea as tribute to the 499P, winner of the 2023 Le Mans. Ferrari hopes that the developments made to the SF-24 will help it make good progress on this front and for the peaky-aerodynamic performance, one of the key factors that overshadowed its F1 efforts.
While it is too early to judge realistic targets for the SF-24 car, and delivering a Red Bull beater may be too much to expect, Ferrari has enthusiasm about the steps that have been made and the plans that will carry it into the Hamilton. The seven time world champion will join the Ferrari team starting 2025, replacing the Spanish driver Carlos Sainz.
Drive to Survive, one of the biggest Netflix production and success, will be back in a week. The latest series of the popular show will again take fans behind the scenes and relive the action – both on and off the track – from the 2023 F1 season, featuring footage and contributions from some of the key figures in the sport. Season six of Drive To Survive will be released on February 23, 2024, which will also mark the final day of pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit.
James Gay-Rees, who produced the Academy Award-winning documentary “Senna”, continues as executive producer alongside Paul Martin – who produced the 2019 documentary Diego Maradona – for Box-to-Box Films.
Ferrari F1 team led by Fred Vasseur, aims to build the strongest ever championship-winning team. The team now is potentially securing Red Bull's technical director, Pierre Wache, one of the closest aides of Adrian Newey, following Lewis Hamilton's signing for the 2025 season. Ferrari's potential acquisition of Wache follows the already signed contracts from Loic Serra and Giacomo Musconi, both from Mercedes F1 team and both very essential for the past successful years at Brackley.
More news will come this week, after the F1 Ferrari new car’s presentation. The new SF-24 will be revealed on Tuesday, February 13th.
For a lot of collectors and enthusiasts, it will be the first time they have seen this 250 GT SWB, or that some even knew it existed. Now the car - a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB - will be sold in Monaco and is expected to fetch a seven digit sum. The luxury 3.0 liter V12 250 GT whip is set to be offered as part of "The W Collection: From Stockholm to Monaco" in an auction by French-based Artcurial Motorcars.
They plan to sell the car at the Hotel Fairmont in Montecarlo, Monaco, on May 9, reports the Telegraph, a daily newspaper from Netherlands. It's expected to sell for $8.5 million but it could be shot off for substantially more.
First, on last Thursday, was the seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton, then was Loic Serra one the most prominent engineer of the Formula 1 world. Now everyone is talking about Riccardo Musconi, one of the most important Hamilton’s engineers and his ally for the last 11 years in Mercedes. In the future there could be Peter “Bono” Bonnington, the personal Hamilton’s engineer. Ferrari F1 team is attracting all the best experts from Mercedes to build the best F1 team ever.
Everything happened in the last week, but the entire process will be operational only from 2025, given to Ferrari more time and more opportunities to complete the project with more first class engineer from Mercedes and other prominent teams.
Ferrari will release three new models in 2024. Chances are the new hypercar will finally come out sometime in the next 11 months. The LaFerrari successor is said to be known internally by its "F250" codename. Another car likely to debut this year is a replacement for the 812 Superfast. It has been caught testing multiple times with Roma body and is all but confirmed to feature a naturally aspirated V12. It's unclear what the third car will be.
Some of the possibilities that spring to mind include a new Icona model, a Purosangue SUV derivative, or a one-off. It won't be the long-promised EV since Ferrari's first electric car has a 2025 release date.
Yes, every driver dreams to drive a Ferrari... even more a F1 Ferrari!
Lewis Hamilton is getting one (from 2025), in a shocking move that sees, possibly next year, Sainz ready to go away from the Prancing Horse (to Audi?) and Ferrari with an incredible team Hamilton-Leclerc. By the way, today, Ferrari stock quote, also because of budget data, gained more than 12% and set a new All Time High.
Felipe Nasr with Porsche took won on Sunday the 62nd Rolex 24 at Daytona, delivering team owner Roger Penske his first overall victory in 55 years at the endurance race classic. His teammates on the No. 7 were Matt Campbell, Dane Cameron and Josef Newgarden, who became the second reigning Indy 500 winner to win the Rolex 24 in the past three years. Nasr took the lead from Tom Blomqvist during a pit stop under yellow on Lap 768 with just over 45 minutes left.
After a restart with 31 minutes remaining, Nasr resisted from the attempts from the No. 31 Action Express Cadillac V-Series that had started on the pole position.
Following actor Michael B. Jordan’s accident in Los Angeles, his wrecked Ferrari is now up for auction. Back in December 2023, control of his blue Ferrrai 812 superfast in Los Angeles. In an instant the $400k vehicle had its interior components spread all over the roadway after he collided with a parked Kia. Now the car is up to auction on Erepairables.com. The pre-damaged evaluation of the car is $567,001.00.
On top of that, it was formerly owned by an A-list Hollywood actor which will surely drive the price up a bit. The starting bid was around $110,000.
Road & Track magazine has named the Ferrari 296 GTB “Performance Car of the Year, 2024”. The prestigious title, awarded by America’s longest-running car magazine, adds to the numerous accolades the 296 GTB has received since its launch. Over four days of rigorous testing in Northern California, the two-seat mid-rear-engined V6 berlinetta plug-in hybrid impressed Road & Track editors with its power and distinctive agility.
The assessment took lapping sessions at the two-mile Thunderhill West raceway, as well as extensive evaluation on the winding roads of Napa Valley.
If you plan to buy a new car, 2024 Washington D.C. Auto Show is a place to be! Ford, Toyota, Chevrolet, Subaru, GMC, Hyundai, KIA, Tesla, Volvo, Polestar, Lucid, Honda, Nissan, Acura, Lexus and some other brands are on stage with their latest models. You can test drive some of them, but you can jump in all of them with no lines, and so you can easily feel which one is the best for you.
Tesla also shows his new Cybertruck and you can sit inside, and see if you like it. Chevrolet has 3 Corvette open for all public to sit inside. And then, there are several Ferrari (including the fantastic 296), Aston Martin, Porsche, Rolls Royce (but only in fenced display) in the Exotic cars section. Do you want to race? Ford and Subaru offer a "ride" in some pro-simulators... but if you prefer a bicycle, you can simply have a ride in an electric one.
Despite the cold weather, a lot of people, families, boys and girls, car lovers, have been visiting the show, in a warm and nice building, and they can touch many new electric cars, and have a short trip on them in the inside track (there are more than one). Something common in almost all the cars (both gas and electric)? The new dashboard, mainly all-digital, like a giant smartphone just behind the steering wheel ... Do you like it?
Attending the expo-show could take from 90 minutes to 3 or 4 hours, depending on the number of test-drive and/or rides you are going to perform. The show will be open until January 28th at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in downtown Washington, DC.
Sotheby’s is ready to auction a masterpiece of automotive history: the world-renowned 1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa. This car has chassis no. 0738 TR, signed by the legendary Sergio Scaglietti. It is one of only 19 of its kind and it is expected to be sold for around $34 or $38 million value. Under the care of Ferrari Classiche, this Testa Rossa was restored and honored with the prestigious Red Book certification.
This immaculate Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa will be available as part of RM Sotheby’s Detroit, Michigan auction from February 21st -24th.
2024 Washington D.C. Auto Show is ready! On Friday 19th it is opening the doors. It will be open until January 28th at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Electric cars will be on stage, with many possibilities for test-drive. As in the previous years, many cars will be on display among new models, fantastic super-cars, race models, historic samples, and some of latest commercial products.
Next month, Chicago Auto Show will follow, with Media Preview on 8th and 9th, and public show from 10th to 19th. NAIAS Detroit, instead, is skipping 2024 and is planning the show in January 2025.
The most expensive cars sold at auction in 2023 were a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO / 330 LM and, on second place, a 1967 Ferrari 412P.
The 1962 Ferrari 330 LM / 250 GTO, Chassis 3765, was the only Series 1 GTO originally fitted with a 4.0-liter engine and raced by the official Scuderia Ferrari works team.
It was sold for $51,705,000 at the special RM Sotheby’s sale in New York on 13 November 2023 to take the marque record as the most expensive Ferrari ever, the most expensive Italian car ever sold, and the highest price paid for any car at auction in 2023. The second most expensive car sold during an auction in 2023 was a1967 Ferrari 412P, Chassis 0854, sold for $30,255,000 at the Bonhams The Quail in Monterey / Pebble Beach car auction.
Bryan Events' List is ready for 2024. Despite some events are not completely set yet, we already have a large number of appointments in Bryan's Events List. There is the Ferrari Club Annual Experience in Wisconsin for September 8th-12th, 2024 and some other appointments from local Ferrari Clubs... There are all the scheduled F1 events (and they are really a lot!).
There are many auctions (starting from Scottsdale, on January 20th) even if the calendar is not yet complete because auction companies didn't publish the calendar for the second half of the year yet ... but we will update our Bryan Events' list as soon as new dates will be released. And there are the car shows, starting with Philadelphia next week. Read Bryan Events' List, choose your favorite event and enjoy it!
“Ferrari”, the movie is now out in the theaters. Critics are very positive and all the experts say this is the best performance from Adam Driver (who plays the role of Enzo Ferrari). However all the racing parts were very challenging to shoot for the movie director Michael Mann. The immediate problem was that very few 1957 race cars exist today, and all are too valuable to be subjected to the kind of abuse Mann was going to put them through.
That meant action vehicle supervisor Neil Layton and his team build high-functioning replicas of every Ferrari and Maserati on-screen in only 22 weeks. Layton’s team made 11 cars, each outfitted with a modern chassis and safety features like five-point harnesses, roll cages and hydraulic hand brakes that had to be hidden because they didn’t exist in 1957.
But since the replicas didn’t have the right engines, Mann also had to retrofit the movie’s sound by driving vintage cars through the exact circumstances of the race, re-creating every rev and gear change. One of those cars was a single-seat racing Ferrari from the collection of billionaire Lord Bamford; another was a 1953 Ferrari model named after the Mille Miglia and owned by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason.
Michael Schumacher’s family has just decided to sell the Ferrari F430 Spider that the brand gave to the German (it is not known if for free or at a "friend's price") in 2005. This is a left-hand drive model with the popular Ferrari combination of red exterior and beige interior. It is equipped with a 4.3-liter naturally aspirated V8 that delivered 490 hp.
It is associated with a six-speed automatic transmission with huge paddles behind the steering wheel was capable of making this Spider version go from 0 to 100 in 4.1 seconds and reach 311 km/h. And, also as a novelty, it was the first Ferrari to have the "Manettino", which allowed changing the response of the engine from the steering wheel that reminded of the ones in his Formula 1.
Sammy Hagar’s 2015 Ferrari LaFerrari is the first high-profile car announced for sale at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2024 collector car auction in Arizona, USA. A unique cream 2015 Ferrari LaFerrari owned by Sammy Hagar is heading to the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale car auction in January 2024.
The LaFerrari, built to the specifications requested by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame artist and former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hager, has a unique cream interior inspired by a classic Ferrari Hagar saw inside Maranello's factory. It has only 1,100 miles. The car will be auctioned starting from January, 24th 2024. The experts forecast a huge bid for this car, given the exclusive model and the low mileage.
Ferrari F1 Team principal Frederic Vasseur said Ferrari would unveil the 2024 car, codenamed 676, one day before this year's Valentine's Day. Vasseur revealed: “You will see the rest on that day. Why? Because we will have one day more before the initial tests” he quipped. “No, it's quite tight, more seriously. We have the test a bit before and it's quite a challenge to put everything together.".
The SF-23 was the only car besides the dominant Red Bull RB19 to record a grand prix win this year - but was ultimately a disappointment compared to its predecessor, with Ferrari dropping one place to third in the constructors' standings compared to 2022.
As MotorAuthority.com reported, Mecum is set to place one very special Ferrari under the hammer at its auction running next month in Kissimmee, Florida. The car is a 1964 Ferrari 275 GTB/C LM Speciale bearing chassis number 6701, and it's one of only three examples built, making it one of the rarest Ferrari in existence. It last went under the hammer in 2014, and at the time was sold for $26.4 million.
As Motor Authority reports, Mecum hasn't provided an estimate but a higher figure is likely this time around. In addition to inflation, the current owner also gave the numbers. The auction will run from Jan. 2-14.
Alfa Romeo will leave F1 circuit as team but they could be still on the race. Starting from January 2024, Alfa Romeo is stopping its partnership with Sauber and the management is trying to stay in the F1 circuit maybe as partner and engine producer - with a Ferrari partnership - for the American team Haas. However the conversation with the American team seems to have recently met some resistances.
Alfa Romeo wants to have a strong presence in the F1 despite the end of its contract with Sauber, Haas in the other side is only looking at the moment for a secondary sponsor after the huge partnership with Moneygram.
Ferrari seems ready to extend the two drivers contracts beyond the 2024. Leclerc has been presented with a new five-year deal, which would see him tied up with Ferrari until 2029 and pocket 50 million a year. It seems to be a matter of time before that deal is signed. With that, Ferrari need to tie a second driver down. Sainz is the right man to have alongside and would reportedly have also been given a similar contract.
Sainz would not be keen on a shorter term and a lower amount, after his excellent season in 2023. It is no secret that Sainz aspires to the front-runner role and is therefore also linked to Sauber/Audi. Yet at the moment, Sauber does not seem like the place to go for Sainz. Vasseur seems also to keep an eye on his former pupil, Hulkenberg. At Haas, the German shows he still has the right speed, has the experience and worked with Vasseur at ART Grand Prix in GP2.
Ferrari has filed a patent for a way to steer a car using a joystick. The vehicle in the patent application appears to be an F12 from the outside, one of the Ferrari models built for grand touring duties. It was eventually replaced with the 812 Superfast, which is getting on a bit. So we might see this technology debut on its successor. The interior patent drawing however, is definitely the digitalized cockpit of the SF90 Stradale.
Why they would you want to steer a Ferrari using a joystick, especially when its cars are known for having some of the best EPAS systems in the business? Well, the answer has to do with comfortable driving, or to say it better, with the new seats for the Ferrari superfast cars. It seems Maranello is trying to have more space for more comfortable seats. The patent seems necessary just to develop new systems and designs but keeping always the old steering look in the future.
Ferrari recentely filed a patent application for in-wheel electric motors. While such technology isn't knew, Ferrari in its patent claims to have a more simplified design. The patent application was filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and published on Nov. 2. In it, Ferrari explains that in-wheel motors free up interior space and also do away with the need for gearboxes to transfer power from centerline-mounted motors to the wheels.
As described in the application, Ferrari's design is based around a brushless permanent magnet synchronous AC motor. This type of motor has a stator at its center, surrounded by a rotor that's spun by magnetic forces. Ferrari proposes making the stator part of the wheel hub and attaching the rotor to the rim, which would then spin along with the rotor. This can affect ride quality and handling, but Ferrari claims in the application that "an appropriate suspension scheme" can mitigate any issues.
Ferrari will drastically change its stategy next year for the 2024 F1 season. "For sure, I think the level of expectation was a bit too high at the beginning of the season," team principal Vasseur said. "We understood quickly the situation after a couple of laps in Bahrain and even a couple of laps into the simulator before Bahrain". The reaction was not great. "But what I would keep in mind this season is the reaction of the team.
We had a tough moment but remember after Jeddah, Miami, Spain and Zandvoort". “I don't know if it will be better next year, nobody knows," he said. "But you know what you're doing in your business and it's always a matter of comparison". "I don't want to be too optimistic because it was probably one of the issues we had last season. We just have to be focused on what we are doing and not think about the outcome of the championship before it is won.”, he concluded.